ACEE Journal - Issues

Volume 4

2/2011

Architecture

"MODIFIED" PREFERENCES SHAPED BY THE MARKET-DRIVEN "HOUSING CULTURE" IN SOUTH KOREA
Jinhee PARK, Ed FERRARI, 5-20
Keywords: Housing culture; Modified preferences; Revealed preferences; High-rise apartments; Consumer culture.

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FACADES OF MODERNIZED BUILDINGS - DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, DIFFERENT EFFECTS - CASE STUDIES OF SELECTED PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDINGS
Joanna TYMKIEWICZ, 21-32
Keywords: Modernization; Thermal insulation; Replacement of facades; Second skin; Intelligent facade; Photovoltaic modules.

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Civil engineering

EARLY AGE THERMAL AND SHRINKAGE CRACKS IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES - DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
Barbara KLEMCZAK, Agnieszka KNOPPIK-WRÓBEL, 35-48
Keywords: Early Age Concrete; Cracking; Thermal-shrinkage stresses; Massive foundation slabs; RC walls.

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ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REINFORCING STEEL IN RC BEAMS SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURE
Robert KOWALSKI, Rafał KISIELIŃSKI, 49-56
Keywords: High temperature; Reinforcing steel; Mechanical properties; Fire.

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RATIONALIZATION OF THE RANGE OF DYNAMIC CALCULATIONS IN THE DIAGNOSTICS OF PARASEISMICALLY LOADED BUILDINGS
Zbigniew LIPSKI, 57-64
Keywords: Mining quakes; Diagnostic analysis of buildings; Load history method; Representative kinematic excitations.

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THE RHEOLOGY OF FRESH STEEL FIBRE REINFORCED SELF-COMPACTING MIXTURES
Tomasz PONIKIEWSKI, 65-72
Keywords: Steel fibres; Rheology; Self-compacting concrete; Workability, Bingham model; Hershell-Bulkey model.

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NUMERICAL STUDY OF FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE WIDTH IN CONCRETE MEMBERS
Marta SŁOWIK, Ewa BŁAZIK-BOROWA, 73-78
Keywords: Concrete; Aggregate size; Fracture energy; Width of fracture process zone; Numerical simulation.

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VERIFICATION OF GEOTECHNICAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS BY MODEL TESTS USING PIV TECHNIQUE
Bohdan ZADROGA, Krzysztof MALESIŃSKI, Marcin CUDNY, Krzysztof ZAŁĘSKI, 79-86
Keywords: Stability of shallow foundations; Model tests; Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique; Bearing capacity and displacement fields.

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Environment

ENERGY DEMAND IN THE OFFICE BUILDINGS FOR VARIOUS INTERNAL HEAT GAINS
Joanna FERDYN-GRYGIEREK, Andrzej BARANOWSKI, 89-94
Keywords: Office building; Energy saving; Heat gains; Simulation methods; Indoor air quality.

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USE OF MEASUREMENTS OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY FOR THE CONTROL OF THE COURSE OF BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES
Marcin GŁODNIOK, 95-102
Keywords: Sludge; Dissolved oxygen; Respirometry; Oxygen uptake rate.

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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS IN SCALE MODELLING OF AIRFLOW IN LARGE VENTILATED ROOMS
Maria HURNIK, 103-114
Keywords: Airflow in room; Scale modelling; Reynolds number; Diffuser modelling.

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SULPHUR(IV) OXIDATION CATALYSED BY IRON(III) IONS UNDER CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIVE FOR ATMOSPHERIC WATERS
Irena WILKOSZ, Dorota SMALCERZ, 115-118
Keywords: Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric waters; S(IV) oxidation; Iron; Catalysis.

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